Thousands of people living in the US state of Colorado had to leave their homes due to the spread of wildfire in the Boulder County, Sputnik reported.
Firefighters were sent to combat the wildfire, detected at 1:30 a.m. local time (07:30 GMT) on Sunday, and people were told to evacuate the area, according to NBC broadcaster, citing the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
The broadcaster noted that eight aircraft were involved in the fire extinguishing operation.
The information on casualties or damage from the wildfire as well as the exact number of evacuated people has not been provided yet.